Turbine hall to fall this week.
Another building at Kingsnorth Power Station is due to be demolished.
A controlled explosion of a 35-metre turbine hall, which housed a boiler and four turbo-generators, will take place at 1pm on Thursday.
Many of the station’s smaller buildings have already been removed from the 1.6 kmsq site.
Because of its size and visibility, the turbine hall’s disappearance is described by station owners E.ON as a “significant” milestone in the overall destruction of the 2,000mw coal-fired plant.
Neil Wright, demolition project manager, said: “From a project perspective, we’re really pleased with our progress to date.
“But as we start to remove the main infrastructure at the heart of the plant, I’m sure the upcoming demolition will be tinged with sadness for some who worked at Kingsnorth during the 33 years it was in operation. This demolition will be the largest to date at Kingsnorth, with the turbine hall encompassing over 2,000 tonnes of steel.
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